John GOUNDRY 1781 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Sources

Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 9 DEC 1781
Event Place: Eldon, Co. Durham

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 9 DEC 1781
Event Place: Staindrop Quaker Monthly Meeting, Co. Durham
Record Source: as a non-member

Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 8 DEC 1818
Record Source: Hannah RICHMOND married George KENT

Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: BET 1821 AND 30 MAR 1851

Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 28 MAY 1829
Record Source: William MOOR, a Farmer of Ryhope but formerly of Westoe made his Will naming John GOUNDRY, Farmer, of Westoe as his Executor and Sole Beneficiary - the Will was proved at Durham on 12 Feb 1831

Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 15 MAY 1831
Event Place: Durham ?
Record Source: Hannah died

Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 15 MAY 1831
Record Source: his wife Hannah died

Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1834
Record Source: he was a subscriber to the "History of Durham" book

Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: BET AUG 1835 AND AUG 1836
Record Source: he was a Committee Member on the Westoe and Harton Association for Prosecuting Felons

Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 5 AUG 1835
Record Source: a General Meeting of the Westoe & Harton Association For Prosecuting Felons agreed to prosecute "all such Persons as shall be guilty of any Robbery, Felony, Theft, Fraud, Assault or Misdemeanour . . . . that the Committee have the Power to offer liberal Rewards for the Apprehension of such Offenders or Depredators" and that "the Attention of this Association will be particularly directed to the Punishment of all Persons stealing Turnips or Potatoes from, or trespassing on the Fields and Inclosures of, any of the Members; and of all Pitmen and others bowling on the Highways, to the Danger and Annoyance of Passengers"

Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: APR 1837
Record Source: at Durham Assizes he lost a claim for damages alleged to have been done to crops on his farm near South Shields by an adjacent Alkali Works

Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 23 SEP 1838
Record Source: he rented three fields totalling over 13 acres at Harton, Chapelry of Saint Hilda, South Shields in the Parish of Jarrow, from the Reverend William ADAMS and the Reverend Mary Pigott CAY. Rent of £3-5s-0d. was payable to the Curate of Holy Trinity Chapel St. Hilda

Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 27 NOV 1838
Record Source: he rented over 96 acres of land at Westoe from the Chapelry of Saint Hilda, South Shields, in the Parish of Jarrow, for which £21-10s-0d. rent was payable to the Appropriator

Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: APR 1839
Record Source: he was elected as a Guardian of the Poor of the South Shields Union

Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 3 APR 1840
Record Source: living at Westoe, he was elected a Guardian of the Poor for the South Shields Union

Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: APR 1843
Record Source: he was one of nine Poor Law Guardians for Westoe, in the South Shields Union

Genealogy Event 17
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: BET 1845 AND 1846
Record Source: he was elected as a Poor Law Guardian for Westoe

Genealogy Event 18
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 2 DEC 1846
Record Source: at South Shields Court a man was fined 5s. plus costs for trespassing on the fields of Mr. GOUNDRY at Westoe.

Genealogy Event 19
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 25 SEP 1847
Record Source: his farm in Westoe caught fire when "a spark from the chimney of an adjacent cottage fell on the thatched roof of the thrashing machine and set it on fire. The flames spread rapidly towards the cornstacks and all the stacks in the yard and a large barn were set on fire. Fire-engines from North and South Shields were unable to check the progress of the fire, which raged for about 6 hours, at one time threatening to destroy the entire village. The whole produce of a harvest, fifteen stacks of corn and three of hay, with the barn and thrashing-machine were destroyed. During the fire several people entered his house and "threw furniture into the street and pulled down the doors and tore out the windows, breaking and destroying everything in their way, making the house a complete wreck. Portions of the goods were also stolen and persons were seen carrying away boxes and pieces of furniture through the fields to South Shields". The damage was estimated to be £1,600 and the property was uninsured but a "handsome subscription was raised for the unfortunate sufferer"

Genealogy Event 20
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 9 OCT 1847
Record Source: a newspaper reported that "the Bishop of Durham has sent ten guineas towards the fund for the relief of Mr GOUNDRY from his losses by the recent fire at Westoe"

Genealogy Event 21
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 10 DEC 1847
Record Source: he placed a newspaper advertisement "to offer his most grateful Thanks to the Public for the Assistance rendered to him in extinguishing the Fire at his Farm-stead, and for the very liberal Subscription that has been made in his behalf. He feels it his Duty publicly to acknowledge his Obligations to his Landlord, Thomas FORREST, Esq., who has most handsomely remitted him a half-year's Rent".

Genealogy Event 22
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 28 AUG 1850
Record Source: at South Shields Police Court two men were each fined 10s. plus costs "for taking their horses from the custody of Mr John GOUNDRY, when he was driving them to the pound-fold"

Genealogy Event 23
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 JAN 1852
Event Place: 201 Gilesgate, Durham City
Record Source: where he had been living with his daughter Sarah ROBINSON
Age:
70y

Genealogy Event 24
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 29 JAN 1852
Event Place: St. Hilda's, South Shields, Co. Durham
Record Source: where there is a Monumental Inscription